Hair winding device



June4, 1935. MRBELL 2,003,280

HAIR WINDING DEVICE Filed May 8, 1954 l vv I Patented June 4, 1935 ,Margaret' R. Bell,

Great Falls, Mont.

Application May a, 1934, Serial No. 724,561

8 Claims.

The present invention relates to a hair winding device and, more particularly, to a device adapted for use in the hair winding operation followed in permanent waving.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a better means of winding and wrapping hair than those now employed-in the course of giving a spiral permanent wave.

Another important object is to provide a de-- vice which maybe usedto smoothly and uniformly lay hair upon the curling or supporting rods used in permanent waving operati0ns.- 3

By one method followed in the permanent waving ofhair, strands of hair are spirally wound about supporting or curling rods and subjected to heat to impart a curl to the hair. When the heating treatment is completed, the hair is re moved from the rod and given a final hand treatment so that itwill be waved.

In order to obtain the best results, it is necessary, in spirally winding a strand of hair upon a supporting or curling rod, to lay the hair upon and about'the rod in uniform and smooth helices.v

That is, the coils of the wind should not overlap,

5 except possibly at the extreme end of the rod,

and each hair of the strand should layclosely about the rod and be under'uniform tension. The hairof different individuals varies in elasticity and different degrees of tension must therefore be appnee to stretch hair to exactly the correct degree for a satisfactory permanent wave for various individuals." Heretofore, in order to obtain proper results, operators have ordinarily wound a strand of'hair upon a curling rod by 1 holding the strand betweentheir fingers, since they can thereby be assured that the-hair is smoothly wound and placed under the proper tension. However, it requires considerable experienceand training for an operator to attain the skill necessary to properly manipulate the strand of hair between the fingers so that every hair of the strand will be under the proper tension and the helices of the winding will not overlap or become twisted.

Devices have heretofore been provided which may be attached to the usual supporting or curling rod to wind hair upon the rod. In these devices, the hair may be described as mechanically wound upon the rod and without being subjected to the direct or manual control of the operator during the winding. Because of this, hair wound by a mechanical winder is not usually placed under the tension desirable for hair of that individual nature and the resultant wave will not be 5 entirely satisfactory.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a means or device whereby hair may be uniformly and smoothly wound upon a supporting rod and by means of which the tension under which the strands are placed may be ex- 5 actly gauged by the operator.

The device of the present invention'is adapted to engage a strand of hair and so hold it that the strand may be smoothly laid upon'a curling or supporting rod. My device is adapted tobe held 10 in the fingers of the operator and the tension to which the strand is subjected may therefore be exactly and properly gauged.

1 Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following specification 15 and accompanying drawing.

In the drawing, wherein like numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front view showing the device of the present invention as used to wind hair upon 20 a curling or supporting rod; I

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view, partly in section, of'my device; l 25 Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a view, partly in section, the section being taken in a plane parallel to the section of Figure 3, and V Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-'6 ofFigure 5. I

The device of my invention is preferably so shaped that it may be readily held in the hand or between the fingers of the operator and pref- 35 erably comprises two elements 5 and 6, the two elements being joined together at one edge by means of a hinge 'l. A latch or fastener 8 is provided at the opposite edge for the purpose of holding thetwo elements in contacting or engaged 4 position and to secure them against sidewise movement with respect to each other. The inner faces 9 of the elements 5 and 6 are recessed as indicated by the numeral I 0 in Figure 2, the recesses l0 extending longitudinally of the respective faces 45 9 but terminating at points spaced from the edges of the elements 5 and 6. Rollers H, preferably formed of some hard Wear-resisting material, are positioned in the recesses In, the rollers being journaled upon the inner ends of right angled mem- 50 bers I2 having their outwardly extending arms positioned in sockets I3. Coil springs I4 are provided within the sockets l3 and tend to hold the rollers H in contact when the elements 5 and 6 are in closed position. Outward movement of the members l2 and the rollers is limited by the plates of the hinge I and by plates l5 secured to the opposite edges of the elements 5 and 6.

The inner faces 53 of the elements 5 and 6 are cut away at [5 along the sides of the recesses ID to form an opening through which hair may pass and a pin IT projects from the inner face of the element 6 at one end of the cutaway portion IS, the outer end of the pin I! being adapted to fit in a socket I 8 provided in the inner face of the element 5, the pin I! serving as a limiting means to hold the hair passing between the rollers H in proper position with respect thereto. A second limiting means or pin [9 is movable with respect to the fixed pin H to regulate the width of the strand passing through the device. The pin I9 is secured to a small rod or plunger 29 which is slidable in a bore 2| extending parallel with the inner face 9 of the element 6. Both ends of the bore are closed and a coil spring 22 is positioned in an enlarge ment of the bore 21 and bears against the head of the plunger 20. When the elements 5 and 6 are in closed position, as shown in Figure 5, the outer end of the pin is may be positioned in any one of a plurality of pockets 23 spaced along the inner face 9 of the element 5. When the elements 5 and 6 are in open position, the pin l9 maybe moved longitudinally of the element 6, the pin being .enlarged as shown at 24 to permit of its being readily engaged by the operator,

In the use of the device for winding hair upon hair curling or supporting rod R, the hair is secured to the inner end of the rod R adjacent the scalp by means of a cord or other wrapping C, as shown in Figure 1. The hair is then smoothed with a comb in the usual manner and is placed between the rollers H. The limiting pin l 9 is, of course, properly positioned with respect to the desired pocket 23 to define the space between this pin and the fixed pin I! through which the hair will pass. The device is then moved about the hair supporting rod R by the operator, the operator maintaining the device at the desired distance from the rod and exerting sufiicient pull upon the hair as it is wound upon the rod to move the device along the hair andrto keep the hair under the proper tension. The springs l4 will hold the rollers'l l in close engagement with the hair as it is wound upon the rod and willmaintain the hair smooth and insure that it is laid flat upon the rod. The pins l1 and I9 will keep the band of hair of fixed width so that the windings about the rod will be entirely uniform and will not overlap.

It will be appreciated from the above that by the use of my invention hair may be smoothly wound upon a permanent waving rod without possibility of any overlapping of the strands of the wind and under a tension which may be exactly gauged by the operator. The use of the invention will there foreresult in a very satisfactory permanent wave.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the details of construction shown in the drawing and described in the specification and that the example of the use of the device which has been given does not include all of the uses of which the device is capable; also, that the phraseology employed in the specification is for the purpose of description and not of limitation.

I claim:

1. A hair winding device comprising a. body adapted to be hand supported, said body being provided with contacting members between which hair may moveand be gripped thereby, and adjustable means to regulate the width of the strand of hair between the members.

2. A hair winding device comprising a pair of members adaptedto be arranged with faces thereof oppositely disposed and a roller in each of said faces, said rollers contacting to smooth and grip hair moving between them, and adjustable means to regulate the width of the strand of hair between the rollers. p

, 3. A hair winding device comprising a pair of pivotally connected members adapted to have faces thereof oppositelydisposed, a roller in each of said faces, said rollers contacting to smooth and grip a strand of hair moved between the same, and limiting means extending at right angles to said rollers to regulate the width of the strand of hair moving between the rollers.

LA, hair winding device comprising a pair of pivotally connected members adapted to have faces thereof oppositely disposed, a roller in each of said faces, resilient means to hold said rollers in contact, and limiting means extending at right angles to said rollers to regulate the width or the strand of hair moving between the rollers.

5. A hair winding device comprising a body, a. pair of contacting rollers journaled in said body, and means extending at right angles to said rollers to regulate the width of the strand of hair moving between the rollers. V

6. A hair winding device comprisinga body, a pair of contacting rollers journaled in said body, a pair of members extending at right angles to said rollers, oneof said members being adjustable with respect tothe other to vary the width of the strand of hair moving between the rollers.

7. A device for winding hair upon a curling rod comprising a body arranged to be supported in the hand of the operator and free of the curling rod, said body being provided with contacting members between which hair may be moved and be gripped thereby. 7 I I v 8. A device for winding hair upon acurling rod comprising a body arranged to be supported in the hand-of the operator and free of the curling rod, said body being provided with contacting members between which hair may move, and means to hold said members under pressure.

MARGARET R. BELL. 

